Share: As students surrounded The Project Room in Gallery V on Feb. 24, Whitney Davis, via Skype, and Natalie Casagran Lopez discussed their video documentation of their performance art along the LA River, “Babylon Babes in LA River Droughty Drag.” Follow:
International student strives to be the best athlete
Share: Aaron Yu is an international student that played division one high school ball back in Taiwan, and came to Pasadena to chase his dream of being a pro baller driven by his father’s passion to compete on the court. Follow:
Community celebrates Black History Month with parade and festival
Despite the hot weather Saturday, the Pasadena community turned out for the 34th annual Black History Parade and Festival, which featured food trucks, music and PCC students and administrators.
As one of the oldest and longest parades for Black History Month in the U.S., the Black History Celebration Planning Committee wanted to honor past leaders of the community who continue to inspire a new generation of future leaders.
Poets speak truth to power for Black History Month
Share: In honor of Black History Month, PCC’s Cross Cultural Center hosted a Poetry Night in the Wi-Fi Lounge last week. Three experienced spoken word poets performed personal pieces about the emotional subjects of being black, police brutality, and being an ally. Follow:
50 new faculty main focus in president’s forum
Share: Thought-provoking questions challenging all of those involved were being asked during Superintendent-President Dr. Rajen Vurdien’s forum held in the Creveling Lounge Tuesday afternoon. Follow:
PCC student makes Ivy League, commended by Obama
Share: When he walked across campus at Pasadena City College for the first time, Ryan Liu never imagined that only two years later he would attend an Ivy League college and receive a personal letter from the President of the United States. Follow:
Student souls take flight through Tuskegee history
Share: The production “Fly” follows four Tuskegee Airmen—the first African-American aviators in the U.S. military—from their initial squad training and education and through the often thinly veiled racist oppression by their superior officers, their comrades and even their subordinates. But the play also largely focuses on their bonding as a team and as men of mission, their triumphs as fighter pilots, and their losses in wartime. Follow:
Lancer takes first at Gryphon Fencing Club tournament
Share: Tyra Tse, a freshman Lancer and member of the PCC Salle Lancier Fencing club, recently just won first place in the E & Under women’s foil at the Gryphon Fencing club tournament in Placentia. Follow:
Ujima blazes the trail for black history month on campus
Share: The quad was alive Tuesday afternoon as the Ujima program held their opening ceremony for Black History Month with the African group Kabasa Drummers and Dancers. The group shared the culture and variety of stories through dances and music. Follow:
Author prepares PCC Freedom Writers for D.C. trip
Share: Multiple departments funded an event that brought guest author and speaker Erin Gruwell to the Creveling Lounge on Wednesday night to gather dreamers and believers alike. Follow: